Last season’s lengthy Dirt Late Model silly season will perhaps never be topped again in uncanny developments and sheer craziness.

The post-Speedweeks campaign on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series began with Friday's stop at Ohio's Atomic Speedway before the tour visits legendary Indiana quarter-mile oval Brownstown Speedway on Saturday.

Ricky Thornton Jr.’s made it official. The reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion is back on the FloRacing-streamed tour to defend his crown this season with his No. 20rt Koehler Motorsports team, the Chandler, Ariz., superstar announced on social media ahead of Friday‘s stop at Atomic Speedway near Chillicothe, Ohio.

Now that Georgia-Florida Speedweeks have come and gone, I've decided to evaluate 15 top Dirt Late Model drivers — specifically the top six in points on last year’s national tours and three wild cards picks — from the popular wintertime series.

After East Bay Raceway Park's closure, the Wieland Winternationals settles into its new home this week at Ocala Speedway for five nights of racing on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

ELLISVILLE, Fla. — Only a few days into February and the most demanding stretch of the 2025 season might have already come and gone for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series campaigners.

Ricky Thornton Jr. and his Koehler Motorsports No. 20rt team certainly would’ve liked a smoother start to their 2025 season, but there’s something to be said about how they found victory lane Thursday at All-Tech Raceway.

Jonathan Davenport and Ricky Thornton Jr. worked overtime the last few days to get ready for this weekend's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action at All-Tech Raceway.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series kicks off its 2025 campaign this weekend on Jan. 17-19 at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., sending the national tour into a season that boasts a record points fund and purse payouts.

The Chili Bowl Nationals is a premier event in dirt track racing, attracting top drivers from across the nation.

Simply put, the Chili Bowl Nationals is a spectacle like no other in the world of dirt track racing.

TULSA, Okla.-- When mechanical issues struck during his EVO Fuel Injection A-Class Heat Race, that meant only one thing for Arizona’s Ricky Thornton, Jr. at the 40th annual Smiley’s Racing Products Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy Drink. Soup was about to be served, and the driver of the No. 20R has not disappointed.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — It appears Ricky Thornton Jr.’s always busy racing schedule may get a little complicated early in the 2025 season.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won on the first night of the 2024 Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America's Center. Thornton Jr. raced in the A-Main Modifieds race on Thursday, Dec. 5. With the win, he qualifies for the Modifieds main event on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Dirt Late Model racing's indoor spectacle, the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America’s Center, takes over Downtown St. Louis for the eighth running of the mega event this week.